Rail-tie



M. MARKOVICH.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED sEr-r. 22. 1919.

1,329,538. I I Patented Feb. 3,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MIKE MARKOVICH, OF MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-min.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.. 3, 1920.

Applicant]. filed September 22, 1919. Serial No. 325,510.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, MIKE MARKOVIOH, a citizen of J ugo-Slavia, residing at Mountain Springs, in. the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification. I

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision of a rail tie capable of use upon standard and narrow gage railroads, the tie including spaced members adjustably connected together.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a rail tie wherein a cushion element is supported inwardly of a metal tie frame, and upon which the rail directly seats.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and shown in the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a rail tie constructed in accordance with the present invention, the rails being shown in section thereon,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on 7 line III III of Fig. 2 showing the wooden cushion block within the metaltie for supporting a rail.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on 1 line IVIV of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line VV of Fig. 1 showing the turnbuckle adjustable connection between adjacent tie flanges.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a rail tie formed of a pair of block elements spaced apart the desireddistance with adjustable connections therebetween with the spaced rails supported on opposite blocks, each block being of rectangular formation as illustrated including an upper wall 6, a forward wall 7, a bottom 8, side walls 9 and an open outside end as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the open ends being closed by vertically sliding gates 10 extending through a slotted opening in the upper wall 6 of the tie block and adapted for retaining the wooden block 11 within the tie against displacement, the wooden block 11 completely filling the inte- 'rior of the tie block. As shown in Figs. 1

blocks whereby relative adjustment thereof may be accomplished, there are provided laterally projecting flanges 16 extending from the inner wall 7 of the tie block and havingopenings 17 therein through which the rods 18 extend, the outer ends of the rods being provided with substantially ballshaped heads 19 working in the outer ends of the openings 17 while the rods adjacent the inner sides of the openings 17 are threaded as at 20 for the reception of a nut 21 having an enlarged globular head 22 for engagement with the inner edge of the flange opening 12. Four flanges 16 are carried by each tie block and are preferably located at the upper and lower corners thereof and the inner end of each rod 18 is threaded as at 23 for the reception of a turn buckle link 24, the adjustment of the links 24 on the threaded ends 23 of the rods 18 holding the tie blocks in adjusted positions. With this form of connection between the tie blocks, the track may be transformed from a narrow gage to a standard gage track. In order to. provide for the rounding of curves and the correct positioning of the tie blocks for properly. receiving the rails 12, the blocks resting upon the same tie are in line on the same radius of track curvature, with the rods'18 still alined as shown in Fig. 2 and positioned in the flange openings 17 as shown in Fig. 5.

While there is herein shown and described what is believed to be the preferable embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed;

of the wooden block upon which a rail is adapted to be seated, the opposed opposite corners of the blocks carrying flanges having openings therethrough and turn buckles associated with said flange openings whereby the tie blocks are retained in adjusted positions.

2. A device of the class described comprising cooperating tie blocks, each including a rectangular casing open at one end, a sliding closure therefor, a wooden block within the tie block, the upper wall of the tie block being cut away to expose the upper surface of the wooden block upon which a rail is adapted to be seated, the opposed opposite corners of the blocks carrying flanges having openings therethrough, turn buckles associated with said flange openings whereby the tie blocks are retained in adjusted positions, said turn buckles including rods provided with enlarged heads engaging the outer ends of the flange openings and nuts threaded upon said rods inwardly of the flanges adapted for engagement therewith.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MIKE MARKOVICH. 

